Form 36-Burden Spreadsheet Summary

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Overview

Updated Spreadsheet
Previous Electric
Inputs

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Sheet 1: Updated Spreadsheet

USDA - RUS		Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures						OMB No.				Electric			Broadband			Telecom
									0572-0107			2014 number of borrowers	648		2014 number of borrowers	238		2014 number of borrowers	275
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION COLLECTION								Date Prepared				2017 number of borrowers	568		2017 number of borrowers	N/A		2017 number of borrowers	N/A
									11/13/2017
INSTRUCTIONS:				>	(f) TOTAL		(h) TOTAL		(k) TOTAL			Notes:			Telecom & Broadband	513
Use this form when a single information collection document involves multiple reporting and				>	-	= (e) Average	-	= (g) Average	-	= (j) Average		Change in electric program numbers are based on the number of respondents. The addition of the certification for submission is not expected to reduce burden hours for borrowers since RUS Forms must still be completed. The certification for submission is expected to greatly reduce the burden hours RUS spends reviewing each contract. This is reflected in the statement.				249
recordkeeping requirements.				>	(d) TOTAL		(f) TOTAL		(i) TOTAL
IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPPING REQUIREMENTS						ANNUAL BURDEN
		FORM			REPORTS				RECORDS
		NO(s)	NO. OF	NO. OF	TOTAL	HOURS	TOTAL	NO. OF	ANNUAL	TOTAL
SECTION OF		(If "none"	RESPON-	RESPONSES	ANNUAL	PER	HOURS	RECORD-	MINUTES PER	RECORD-
REGULATIONS	DESCRIPTION	so state)	DENTS	PER	RESPONSES	RESPONSE	(Col. f & g)	KEEPERS	RECORD-	KEEPING
				RESPON-	(Col. d & e)				KEEPER	HOURS
				DENT						(Col. i & j)
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)	(k)
													2014 Numbers
1726.27(a), 1726.304(c)(1)	Contractor's Bond	RUS 168b *	158	1	158	0.02	3.16						180
	Telecom & Broadband		60	2	124	0.02	2.47						90
					0		0.00
1726.27(b), 1726.304(c)(2)	Contractor's Bond (less than $1 million)	RUS 168c *	1	1	1	0.02	0.02
	Telecom & Broadband		0	1	0	0.02	0.00
					0		0.00
1726.304(c)(5), 1726.404(c)(1)(i)	Certificate of Completion - Contract Construction	RUS 187 *	450	4	1,800	0.02	36.00
	Telecom & Broadband		1	1	1	0.02	0.02
					0		0.00
1726.50(a)(1), 1726.76, 1726.125(a)(1), 1726.175, 1726.304(c)(6)	Equipment Contract	RUS 198	31	1	31	0.08	2.48					electric	0.876543209876543
					0		0.00						102
1726.125(a)(2), 1726.304(c)(7)	Construction Contract - Generating	RUS 200	11	1	11	0.08	0.88					Hours Electric:
					0		0.00					68.54	1
1726.304(c)(10), 1726.401(b), 1726.402(b)(1)(iii), 1726.403(c)(1)(ii)	Certificate (Buy American)	RUS 213 *	22	1	22	0.02	0.44						0
	Telecom & Broadband		0	1	0	0.02	0.00						1
													513
	Contract Certification for Standard RUS Contract Forms		10	1	10	0.02	0.20						0
													1
1726.304(c)(11), 1726.401(b), 1726.403(c)(1)(iii)	Waiver and Release of Lien	RUS 224 *	27	1	27	0.02	0.54
	Telecom & Broadband		60	2	124	0.02	2.47						35
													12
1726.304(c)(12), 1726.403(c)(1)(iv)	Certificate of Contractor	RUS 231 *	158	1	158	0.02	3.16
	Telecom & Broadband		3	1	3	0.02	0.06						25
													94
													105
1726.24(b), 1726.304(c)(13),	Construction or Equipment Contract Amendment	RUS 238 *	8	1	8	0.02	0.16
	Telecom & Broadband		64	2	117	0.02	2.34
													30
1726.304(c)(15), 1726.404(c)(1)(v)	Construction Inventory	RUS 254 *	158	1	158	0.04	6.32						100
													102
1726.150, 1726.304(c)(16)	Contract to Construct Buildings	RUS 257	23	1	23	0.08	1.84
	Telecom & Broadband		1	1	1	0.08	0.08						180
													100
													102
1726.304(c)(17)	Bid Bond	RUS 307 *	158	1	158	0.02	3.16
	Telecom & Broadband		60	2	124	0.02	2.47						8
													28
													31
1726.176, 1726.304(c)(19)	Electric System Communications and Control Equipment Contract	RUS 786	2	1	2	0.08	0.16
					0								180
1726.51(a), 1726.304(c)(20)	Electric System Construction Contract Non-Site Specific Construction (Notice and Instructions to Bidders)	RUS 790	7	1	7	0.08	0.56
					0								26
1726.404(c)(1)(I), 1726.304(c)(22)	Certificate of Construction and Indemnity Agreement	RUS 792b *	1	1	1	0.02	0.02						5
					0								6
1726.51(a), 1726.304(c)(24)	Electric System Construction Contract - Lump Sum	RUS 830	118	1	118	0.08	9.44
												160	180
	TOTALS		817		3,186		78						67
	Electric		568										76
	Telecom & Broadband		249
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													7
													1
													134

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Sheet 2: Previous Electric

USDA - RUS		Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures						OMB No.
									0572-0107
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION COLLECTION								Date Prepared
									12/11/2014
INSTRUCTIONS:				>	(f) TOTAL		(h) TOTAL		(k) TOTAL
Use this form when a single information collection document involves multiple reporting and				>	-	= (e) Average	-	= (g) Average	-	= (j) Average
recordkeeping requirements.				>	(d) TOTAL		(f) TOTAL		(i) TOTAL
IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPPING REQUIREMENTS						ANNUAL BURDEN
		FORM			REPORTS				RECORDS
		NO(s)	NO. OF	NO. OF	TOTAL	HOURS	TOTAL	NO. OF	ANNUAL	TOTAL
SECTION OF		(If "none"	RESPON-	RESPONSES	ANNUAL	PER	HOURS	RECORD-	MINUTES PER	RECORD-
REGULATIONS	DESCRIPTION	so state)	DENTS	PER	RESPONSES	RESPONSE	(Col. f & g)	KEEPERS	RECORD-	KEEPING
				RESPON-	(Col. d & e)				KEEPER	HOURS
				DENT						(Col. i & j)
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)	(k)		Hours Electric	77.62
1726.27(a), 1726.304(c)(1)	Contractor's Bond	RUS 168b *	180	1	180	0.02	3.60					Hours telecom and broadband:	20.86
	Broadband		90	1	90	0.02	1.80
	Telecom		102	1	102	0.02	2.04
					0		0.00
1726.27(b), 1726.304(c)(2)	Contractor's Bond (less than $1 million)	RUS 168c *	1	1	1	0.02	0.02
	Broadband		0	1	0	0.02	0.00
	Telecom		1	1	1	0.02	0.02
					0		0.00
1726.304(c)(5), 1726.404(c)(1)(i)	Certificate of Completion - Contract Construction	RUS 187 *	513	4	2,052	0.02	41.04
	Broadband		0	1	0	0.02	0.00
	Telecom		1	1	1	0.02	0.02
					0		0.00
1726.50(a)(1), 1726.76, 1726.125(a)(1), 1726.175, 1726.304(c)(6)	Equipment Contract	RUS 198	35	1	35	0.08	2.80
					0		0.00
1726.125(a)(2), 1726.304(c)(7)	Construction Contract - Generating	RUS 200	12	1	12	0.08	0.96
					0		0.00
1726.304(c)(10), 1726.401(b), 1726.402(b)(1)(iii), 1726.403(c)(1)(ii)	Certificate (Buy American)	RUS 213 *	25	1	25	0.02	0.50
	Broadband		94	1	94	0.02	1.88
	Telecom		105	1	105	0.02	2.10
	Certificate (
1726.304(c)(11), 1726.401(b), 1726.403(c)(1)(iii)	Waiver and Release of Lien	RUS 224 *	30	1	30	0.02	0.60
	Broadband		100	1	100	0.02	2.00
	Telecom		102	1	102	0.02	2.04
1726.304(c)(12), 1726.403(c)(1)(iv)	Certificate of Contractor	RUS 231 *	180	1	180	0.02	3.60
	Broadband		100	1	100	0.02	2.00
	Telecom		102	1	102	0.02	2.04
1726.24(b), 1726.304(c)(13),	Construction or Equipment Contract Amendment	RUS 238 *	8	1	8	0.02	0.16
	Broadband		28	1	28	0.02	0.56
	Telecom		31	1	31	0.02	0.62
1726.304(c)(15), 1726.404(c)(1)(v)	Construction Inventory	RUS 254 *	180	1	180	0.04	7.20
1726.150, 1726.304(c)(16)	Contract to Construct Buildings	RUS 257	26	1	26	0.08	2.08
	Broadband		5	1	5	0.08	0.40
	Telecom		6	1	6	0.08	0.48
1726.304(c)(17)	Bid Bond	RUS 307 *	180	1	180	0.02	3.60
	Broadband		67	1	67	0.02	1.34
	Telecom		76	1	76	0.02	1.52
1726.176, 1726.304(c)(19)	Electric System Communications and Control Equipment Contract	RUS 786	2	1	2	0.08	0.16
					0
1726.51(a), 1726.304(c)(20)	Electric System Construction Contract - Unit Price	RUS 790	7	1	7	0.08	0.56
					0
1726.404(c)(1)(I), 1726.304(c)(22)	Certificate of Construction and Indemnity Agreement	RUS 792b *	1	1	1	0.02	0.02
					0
1726.51(a), 1726.304(c)(24)	Electric System Construction Contract - Lump Sum	RUS 830	134	1	134	0.08	10.72
	TOTALS		1,161		4,063		98
	Electric		648
	Broadband		238
	Telecom		275

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Sheet 3: Inputs

				Table 1:
Total Respondents:	817
				Professional time		19.5	hours @	$61.50	=	$1,199.25
Burden hours:	78			Clerical time		59	hours @	$23.57	=	$1,378.85
							Total		=	$2,578.10
Reduced hours:	20
Total responses:	3186			Table 2:
Burden hours not in bold:	20	78		Professional time		320	hours @	$70.14	=	$22,445.28
				Clerical time		80	hours @	$29.92	=	$2,393.64
Electric Respondents 2014	648			Overhead 18%						$4,471.01
							Total		=	$29,309.93
Electric Respondents 2017	568
Telecom Respondents 2017	249			Note: Yellow boxes require manual input. All others are calculated and included for refernce on the word doc.
Telecom Burden Hours	9.92
Total cost estimate	$2,578.10
Percent Professional	25%
Professional hours	19.5
Clerical hours	59
Mean hourly professional	$47.41
mean hourly clerical	$18.17
percent benefits	29.7%
hourly wage and benefits professional	$61.50
hourly wage and benefits clerical	$23.57
Hours of RUS processing time	400
percent professional	80%
hours professional	320
hours clerical	80
gs 13 step 5	$51.48
gs 6 step 5	$21.96
percent benefits feds	36.25%
gs 13 step 5 with benefits	$70.14
gs 6 step 5 with benefits	$29.92
Overhead	18%
Decrease hours electric	9.08
Decrease hours telecom	10.94